Rail-joint.



db! i i r\)' z in EDWARD FIXTER, OF Si-IARON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNUR FOhm-HALF T0 T IC'ii IAS J.

HORNE, OF SHARPSVELLE, PENIISYLVANIA. a

BQFEJOZBFEL N0. $14,138. Fetemted E-Zierch 2P5,

Application flee. December 10, .1998, 8931s! Rio. iiififl l.

' reiis comprises spiice bore connecting heed creed 6 iiiiermediebeconnecting Web 7. The intermediate c'ci meeting Wei) 7 is pieced beeweenthe ends of the webs 2 of the rsiis W iie iliie connecting so head ortree-(i is iii-ranges between vilQ confronting ends of the heeds of themils.

The splice bars embrace She web 22 and the base flanges 1, end "ekeconnecting link its entirety provides a, continuous tread for the esroiling stock adopted to pass over the rails.

To secure the connecting link iii. osition 1 upon ties 8 spikes '9 areused, said spikes extending downwardly oiii'oiigii nocchee 10 providedtherefor iii 't-iie longitudinal edges Tlo oi iiie spiice 5. i

in oi'ciei cities; en oisiiirisi iiecised by the iiiii: be e he? thereoiaway, connecting? ii Vided with the heads oi." ibi'eecs i To (135 who mii may coecem:

Be it known that I, EDWARD FIXTER, subject of the King of Greet Bricein,residing at Shel-on, in the county of Mercer and Stine 5 ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reil-Joints, of which the foilowing is o specification, reference being had.therein to she accompanying drawing.

10 T is invention reiebes to mil joints, end the object of my inveniionis the provision of positive and reliebie means for connecting theconfronting ends of two reiis, to provide precticoily continuous bieedfor roiiing stock,

to preveni the reiis from'becomiiig occidentoiiy displaced, and toobviate the necessity of using nuts and bolts as e connecting medium forthe confronting fz'oiis.

I eitein the above objecis by connecting 2e iini: thee is easily and.quickiy iiisteiieii by unskilled; labor and an "iicsbie es eroii con Weias indicated en; iii Fi drewings, and ciesi'iy Si'lOWR'l in i igicii'swings, where it Wiii be 0bS@ "J'8(i iiiiai? splice bei's 5embi'eceiiie Web of cr iinary reii.

ii is ihoughi; chat the menisci oi? assess biiiw my reii joint Wiii beiziiiy u; Without further description, end while iii the drawings thereis iiiustm'ieil the pi'eferi'eii form of ooiieii -uctioii embodying theiiweiitime, it is obvious that iiie eieiiiems ihereiii may be varied oicc J, Without iiepsrfiin from the spirit oi the iiive:

nea ing 11m? described in ii veiitioii i ceiiii as n w, is;-

In e mi? joint, the com iecioii wiaii having the heads thereof cut onends of said i-eiis, of e, CGBBBCMRU i confronting ends oi said mils,seioi ccnncc iiig iink comprising spiice i) :5; having a conmeeting head01 tread and on intci'mediete neciing medium either ugozi eireigliiii-racks, curves OIL bridges. In eiiiieii insionce tiie connecting Rinkinsures e positive coimec sion 25 between .ieiis for the cii'ciiiiis ofmiiwey sigma-is, and increases the life of the rsiis, at the jointsthereof.

The detail construction enieiing into my invention will be hereinafterdescribed. end 30 iiien distinctly pointed out, in she appended cieim.

in iiie drawings, i is s peispective View of the connefix t oi ewe eco-1g 3 i cross sec' icnei View reii joins, 5. 43; is on eieve'iiozi of thesome, portly broken em. onci portiy 49 in section, 5 is spei'spectivexview of the connecting link empioyeii for joining ereviousi." insteiied mil with e oewi Web edeiteii to fit be weeii theconii'ontieg F 1 i'mi, Fig. 5 18 e simiier VZGW snowing the ends of solo1'e1is,witn1iie spiice oars mereo'i confrontiii ends oi a previousiyposition, 1% mils, subs embracing seid miis, end the heed i, ofssiiiiiniz foimieg cont 'iizous 11"" i'iwsen the coz ceiiiieci Q t oneconiiozitiiig centisiiv (iQSQEiiJ iii tesaiinony whereof I sf?sigi'ietui'o iii presence of two Witnesses.

- EDWAE EE FEXTER.

Witnesse:

Mm: Seoeoviez, (J. V. BRJG'HE.

